Weekend service changes impact Yankee travel

As you browse the site this weekend, make sure to check out my tour inside the Second Ave. Subway launch box. There’s a corresponding photo set and a brief video as well.

The service advisories follow. These come to me via New York City Transit and are subject to change without notice. Listen to on-board announcements and check signs in your local station. Check Subway Weekender for the map, and don’t fret over the news that the MTA may consider shuttering larger segments of routes to make better use of weekend service changes. That future seems unlikely.

Just a note for those of you who, like me, are heading up to Yankee Stadium this weekend. Both the 4 and D trains have service changes that will impact how long it takes to get to the Bronx. The two trains are running local for parts of their routes in Manhattan, and there is no 4 service between Brooklyn and Manhattan. Plan accordingly.

Fulton Street Transit Center
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, May 15 to 5 a.m. Monday, May 17:

• A trains bypass Broadway-Nassau St. in both directions.
• There is no C train service this weekend.
• There are no transfers between the A and 2/3 trains at Broadway-Nassau St/Fulton Street.
• In Manhattan, free transfers are available between 2/3 trains at Fulton Street and A trains at Chambers Street. Customers must exit and re-enter the subway system when making this connection.

From 11:30 p.m. Friday, May 14 to 5 a.m. Monday, May 17, there are no 2 trains between East 180th Street and 149th Street-Grand Concourse due to track panel installation south of Freeman Street and rail work at 149th Street-3rd Avenue. Free shuttle buses provide alternate service.

From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, May 15 to 5 a.m. Monday, May 17, 3 service runs to/from New Lots Avenue due to work on the Fulton Street Transit Center.

From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, May 15 to 5 a.m. Monday, May 17, there are no 4 trains between Utica Avenue and Brooklyn Bridge due to work on the Fulton Street Transit Center. For Utica, Franklin and Atlantic Avenues, customers should take the 3. For Nevins Street, Borough Hall, Bowling Green, Wall Street, Fulton Street and Brooklyn Bridge, customers should take the special J shuttle.

From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, May 15 to 5 a.m. Monday, May 17, 4 trains run local between 125th Street and Brooklyn Bridge due to work on the Fulton Street Transit Center.

From 11:30 p.m. Friday, May 14 to 5 a.m. Monday, May 17, there are no 5 trains between East 180th Street and Bowling Green due to track panel installation south of Freeman Street and rail work at 149th Street-3rd Avenue. Free shuttle buses, 4 and the special J shuttle trains provide alternate service. To travel between East 180th Street and 149th Street-Grand Concourse, customers should take the shuttle bus. To travel between 149th Street-Grand concourse and Brooklyn Bridge, customers should take the 4. For Fulton Street, customers should take the special J shuttle to Fulton Street. For Wall Street and Bowling Green, customers should take the special J shuttle to Broad Street.

From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, May 15 to 5 a.m. Monday, May 17, Pelham Bay Park-bound 6 trains run express from Hunts Point Avenue to Pelham Bay Park due to track panel installation. Note: At Parkchester, train doors open onto the Manhattan-bound platform.

From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, May 15 to 5 a.m. Monday, May 17, the last stop for some Bronx-bound 6 trains is 3rd Avenue-138th Street due to station rehabilitation and structural repair at Whitlock Avenue, Morrison-Sound View Aves., and Parkchester.

From 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, May 15, Main Street-bound 7 trains skip 82nd, 90th, 103rd, and 111th Streets due to rail repairs.

From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, May 15 to 5 a.m. Monday, May 17, downtown A trains run local from 168th Street to 145th Street due to Jay Street station rehabilitation, construction of the underground connector at Lawrence Street station and the Culver Viaduct rehabilitation.

From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, May 15 to 5 a.m. Monday, May 17, downtown A trains run express from 59th Street to Canal Street due to tile cleaning and platform repairs.

From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, May 15 to 5 a.m. Monday, May 17, 207th Street-bound A trains run on the F line from Jay Street to West 4th Street, then return to the A line running local to 59th Street due to Chambers Street Signal Modernization Project.

From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, May 15 to 5 a.m. Monday, May 17, 207th Street-bound A trains skip 135th, 155th, and 163rd Streets due to continuous welded rail installation and clean up.

From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, May 15 to 5 a.m. Monday, May 17, A trains run local between Hoyt-Schermerhorn Sts and Euclid Avenue due to Chambers Street Signal Modernization Project.

From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, May 15 to 5 a.m. Monday, May 17, A trains skip Broadway-Nassau St. in both directions due to work on the Fulton Street Transit Center.

From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, May 15 to 5 a.m. Monday, May 17, there is no C train service due to the Chambers Street Signal Modernization Project. Customers should take the A or D instead. Note: D trains run local between 145th Street and 59th Street. A trains run local with exceptions.

From 11 p.m. Friday, May 14 to 6 a.m. Saturday, May 15, from 11 p.m. Saturday, May 15 to 7 a.m. Sunday, May 16, and from 11 p.m. Sunday, May 16 to 5 a.m. Monday, May 17, Manhattan-bound D trains skip 174th-175th Sts. and 170th Street due to a track chip out north of 170th Street.

From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, May 15 to 5 a.m. Monday, May 17, D trains run local between 145th Street and 59th Street due to the Chambers Street Signal Modernization Project.

From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, May 15 to 5 a.m. Monday, May 17, D trains stop at DeKalb Avenue and run local between Pacific Street and 36th Street due to switch renewal north of 9th Avenue.

From 11:30 p.m. Friday, May 14 to 5 a.m. Monday, May 17, free shuttle buses replace E trains between Jamaica Center and Kew Gardens-Union Turnpike due to switch renewal north of Sutphin-Archer. Note: E trains are rerouted on the F line between Forest Hills-71st Avenue and Jamaica-179th Street.

From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, May 15 to 5 a.m. Monday, May 17, Jamaica-bound E trains run express from Roosevelt Avenue to Forest Hills-71st Avenue due to the substation rehabilitation north of Roosevelt Avenue.

From 11:30 p.m. Friday, May 14 to 5 a.m. Monday, May 17, free shuttle buses replace F trains between Jay Street and Church Street due to Jay Street station rehabilitation and construction of underground connector at Lawrence Street station and the Culver Viaduct rehabilitation. Note: There is no G service between Hoyt-Schermerhorn Sts. and Church Avenue.

From 11:30 p.m. Friday, May 14 to 5 a.m. Monday, May 17, there are no G trains between:

• Forest Hills-71st Avenue and Bedford-Nostrand Avenues
• Hoyt-Schermerhorn Sts and Church Avenue

This is due to a track chip out north of Metropolitan Avenue and work on the Culver Viaduct. Free shuttle buses and E R trains provide alternate service. For service between Forest Hills-71st Avenue and Queens Plaza, customers should take the R during the daytime hours, and the E during the late night hours. – Another five-stop weekend for the G train.

Free shuttle buses run in two sections:

• Between Queens Plaza and Bedford-Nostrand Avenue and
• Between Jay Street and Church Avenue

From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, May 15 to 5 a.m. Monday, May 17, special J shuttle trains run between Essex Street and the Prospect Park Q station due to Fulton Street Transit Center.

From 6:30 a.m. to 12 midnight, Saturday, May 15 and Sunday, May 16, Forest Hills-bound R trains run express from Roosevelt Avenue to Forest Hills-71st Street due to the substation rehabilitation north of Roosevelt Avenue.

From 10:30 p.m. Friday, May 14 to 5 a.m. Monday, May 17, free shuttle buses replace Rockaway Park Shuttle S trains between Rockaway Park and Beach 67th Street due to station rehabilitation work at Beach 98th Street.